dataverse (version 0.2.0)

dataset_atom: View dataset (SWORD)

Description

View a SWORD (possibly unpublished) dataset “statement”

Usage

dataset_atom(dataset, key = Sys.getenv("DATAVERSE_KEY"),
  server = Sys.getenv("DATAVERSE_SERVER"), ...)
dataset_statement(dataset, key = Sys.getenv("DATAVERSE_KEY"),
  server = Sys.getenv("DATAVERSE_SERVER"), ...)

Arguments

dataset

A dataset DOI (or other persistent identifier), an object of class “dataset_atom” or “dataset_statement”, or an appropriate and complete SWORD URL.

key

A character string specifying a Dataverse server API key. If one is not specified, functions calling authenticated API endpoints will fail. Keys can be specified atomically or globally using Sys.setenv("DATAVERSE_KEY" = "examplekey").

server

A character string specifying a Dataverse server. There are multiple Dataverse installations, but the defaults is to use the Harvard Dataverse. This can be modified atomically or globally using Sys.setenv("DATAVERSE_SERVER" = "dataverse.example.com").

...

Additional arguments passed to an HTTP request function, such as GET, POST, or DELETE.

Value

A list. For dataset_atom, an object of class “dataset_atom”.

Details

These functions are used to view a dataset by its persistent identifier. dataset_statement will contain information about the contents of the dataset, whereas dataset_atom contains “metadata” relevant to the SWORD API.

See Also

Managing a Dataverse: publish_dataverse; Managing a dataset: dataset_atom, list_datasets, create_dataset, delete_sword_dataset, publish_dataset; Managing files within a dataset: add_file, delete_file

Examples

# NOT RUN {
# retrieve your service document
d <- service_document()

# retrieve dataset statement (list contents)
dataset_statement(d[[2]])

# retrieve dataset atom
dataset_atom(d[[2]])
# }